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Seminar on City-to-City Collaboration for Zero Carbon Society 2025 – Contributing to Local Decarbonisation through Technology & International Solidarity –

Cities account for approximately 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. Accelerating urban decarbonisation while addressing challenges such as environmental pollution and circular economy is critical to achieving the Paris...
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High Level Talks

A Review on Progress made for Smart, Zero Carbon and Climate-Resilient Cities in Malaysia and Japan

Malaysia and Japan have enjoyed solid and friendly cooperation for many years. This has recently been elevated by the “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” agreed upon in December 2023. Under the partnership, the two nations have renewed their...
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COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Clean City Partnership Program (C2P2) Seminar: Urban Agenda on Climate Change, Pollution and Biodiversity Loss

In order to achieve the 1.5 degree target set in the Paris Agreement, it is essential for cities, which account for about 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, to make the transition to decarbonization. International...
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COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Efforts to Realize a Sound Material-Cycle Society through Multilevel Climate Action

At COP28 in 2023, the host country, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced the “CHAMP” initiative, where over 70 countries, including Japan, declared their commitment to strengthening cooperation with local governments in formulating strategies...
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Seminar on City-to-City Collaboration for Zero Carbon Society

Cities currently account for 70% of global greenhouse gases and energy consumption. In order to achieve a carbon neutral society, cities must accelerate the transition to a decarbonised society that is suited to the characteristics of each city, and
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COP28 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Triggering an upward spiral towards decarbonization with subnational leaders - from the G7 Roundtable on Subnational Climate Actions

Cities account for approximately 70% of global GHG emissions, and subnational governments are at the forefront of making global efforts to address climate change as well as of adapting to its impacts. The latest IPCC report stated that government...
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High-Level Talks

Towards Smart, Zero Carbon and Climate-Resilient Cities in Malaysia and Japan

The mayors of Malaysia’s major cities gathered at the IGES Tokyo Sustainability Forum in Tokyo to share the latest news on climate sustainability. They described their initiatives to realise smart, zero-carbon, and climate-resilient cities, and